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Nvidia's succession scramble, a widening spy probe, and everyone's pick for CEO
THE AFTERMATH: Jensen Huang's resignation this morning ends Nvidia's 33-year founder era, but it doesn't end the story. There's a search for a successor with no obvious candidate, an espionage case now touching four governments, a congressional hearing, and a growing roster of people offering their own picks for who should run the world's most important AI chipmaker.
AMD's latest Adrenalin 26.11.1 driver fixes a bug that caused excessive SSD writes on systems with Radeon RX 7000 series and newer GPUs, even when idle. Available as an optional update, the release also resolves excessive disk activity when moving or resizing application windows, addressing concerns over unnecessary SSD wear.
No password, no problem: attackers could read files, write files, and crash a NAS remotely
A hot potato: Despite recent controversies over its corporate policies, Synology still holds a large slice of the increasingly popular NAS market. When its devices are hit by dangerous security flaws, customers should take note. Hackers and cyber-criminals certainly will.
Apple's first smart display earns praise for its elegant design, vibrant display, impressive sound, and intuitive smart home controls. However, its $299 price, inconsistent Siri, and limited apps hold it back. Perhaps most intriguing is Apple's attempt at facial recognition without Face ID, which has raised privacy concerns after reviewers found family members could access each other's personal messages.
Telegram is expanding its Mini Apps platform with interactive widgets that run directly inside chats. Developers can use HTML, CSS, and JS to create widgets that can display dynamic content, respond to users, and support cryptocurrency payments.
CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO after Huang's 33-year reign comes to an end
Ripple effect: In what was looking like an increasingly inevitable outcome, Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of Nvidia. It comes after reports that Huang had an extramarital affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, followed by a more recent revelation of a second affair with Nvidia's VP of health care, Kimberly Powell. Colette Kress, the company's current executive vice president and chief financial officer, will take over as interim CEO.
Jensen Huang owns 3.6% of Nvidia and has no super-voting shares
A hot potato: On Sunday, Nvidia's board said it still had confidence in Jensen Huang. That confidence lasted all of three days. The board is now reportedly preparing to push him out, with directors set to meet as soon as Wednesday to decide the future of the man who co-founded the chipmaker in 1993 and remains the only CEO it has ever had. The turn came after a second extramarital affair surfaced, this time with an Nvidia executive who reports directly to him.
Firefox is temporarily removing the 50GB monthly cap on its free built-in VPN, offering unlimited browsing through January 31, 2027. The feature hides your IP address, helps prevent tracking, and adds privacy on public Wi-Fi. Available on desktop and Android in supported regions, it only requires a free Mozilla account.
DroidDeck is a free app that lets users run Steam and compatible Windows games on Android devices. It leverages Proton and x86 translation to bring PC gaming to supported handhelds. Recent updates expand GPU compatibility, improve controller support, and introduce additional features for dual-screen devices.
Why it matters: A fusion power plant only makes sense if it can run for days on end, much like the coal and gas plants it would replace. Most tokamaks, however, still work in bursts, because the giant magnet coil driving their plasma current eventually has to stop and reset. Physicists in San Diego have now shown that radio waves can carry some of that load instead, using a trick that every experiment in the 1980s failed to pull off.
Six years after launch, Sony's console is closing in on the original PlayStation and Nintendo Wii
In a nutshell: Sony just revealed that the PlayStation 5 has officially sold more than 100 million units since its launch almost exactly six years ago. The PS5 is now just a few million units behind the seventh-place Wii and sixth-place PlayStation on the list of best-selling consoles ever, but it will likely soon outsell those machines as GTA VI's upcoming release boosts sales.